Franz Liszt Button

A handsome, vintage-style button featuring a portrait of the legendary Hungarian composer and pianist, Franz Liszt (1811-1886). This accessory is an excellent gift for pianists, music history buffs, classical music teachers, or anyone who appreciates the Romantic era of music. Wear it to concerts, music lessons, or just to show off your love for one of the greatest virtuosos of all time. Liszt gained renown in Europe during the early nineteenth century for his prodigious virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was a friend, musical promoter and benefactor to many composers of his time, including Frédéric Chopin, Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Robert Schumann, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Ole Bull, Joachim Raff, Mikhail Glinka, and Alexander Borodin. A prolific composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the New German School (Neudeutsche Schule). He left behind an extensive and diverse body of work which influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated 20th-century ideas and trends. Among Liszt's musical contributions were the symphonic poem, developing thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form, and radical innovations in harmony.